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Just wondering who people think will win the All Ireland Football final? Paddy Power have Kerry as slight favourites to win Kerry Evs Donegal 6/5 aidan64 (Kerry) - Posts: 670 - 24/07/2025 10:52:35 2627616 Link
Kerry by 3 , in hope more than expectation though dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 866 - 24/07/2025 11:11:31 2627632 Link
Kerry will win Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4534 - 24/07/2025 11:49:21 2627654 Link
Don't know. Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 9 - 24/07/2025 13:12:37 2627670 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Kerry will win" Donegal by 8. ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 735 - 24/07/2025 13:20:02 2627673 Link
Replying To ORIELMAN85: "Donegal by 8." Not a hope. The other way around. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4534 - 24/07/2025 14:29:16 2627688 Link
I think Kerry. I don't know by how much but I think they will be comfortable - unfortunately. Cbar (Mayo) - Posts: 373 - 24/07/2025 15:45:21 2627710 Link
I think Kerry have the better players but Jimmy by far the better manager so donegak by 3 Lúla571210 (Louth) - Posts: 146 - 24/07/2025 17:06:36 2627735 Link
Donegal, just. Probably very flawed logic but basing it mainly on McGuinness and Donegal beating Dublin in 2014. Looking forward to a great game. slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6510 - 24/07/2025 17:28:32 2627739 Link
Kerry have the experience, that's massive, they have the tradition, they have probably the greatest forward of all time in David Clifford and many other excellent players. I think maybe we have a better team when you add up all the parts if you follow me, I just hope we play our best on the day to give ourselves a chance, and if that's good enough we win. Very hard game to call, heart says Donegal and head says Donegal by 2. Going to be a nerve wrecker though. Safe travels to all and enjoy it wherever you are, Donegal is decked out in green and gold, great buzz up here. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3383 - 24/07/2025 18:04:10 2627743 Link
Replying To slayer: "Donegal, just. Probably very flawed logic but basing it mainly on McGuinness and Donegal beating Dublin in 2014. Looking forward to a great game." I'm inclined to agree with Donegal. McGuinness is a master tactician and it will be interesting to see how they can shackle D Clifford. I think it will be close, very close. Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1751 - 24/07/2025 18:29:30 2627750 Link
Replying To Lúla571210: "I think Kerry have the better players but Jimmy by far the better manager so donegak by 3" Better players? How many All Irelands have those better players won? Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 716 - 24/07/2025 18:39:33 2627756 Link
More a hope than a prediction Donegal 4-20 Kerry 1-26 McBrearty to win it with a late goal Al_Maguire (Donegal) - Posts: 324 - 24/07/2025 18:40:28 2627757 Link
Replying To Freethinker: "I'm inclined to agree with Donegal. McGuinness is a master tactician and it will be interesting to see how they can shackle D Clifford. I think it will be close, very close." I don't think shackling Clifford is the winning or losing of the game. If he gets enough ball he will get his shots away and will score enough of them. The key for Donegal is winning the battle further out, getting a good hold on the kickouts and not being turned over in possession too often. If Kerry turn them over they'll move it quickly into forwards with loads of space and you're talking almost guaranteed scores then. It's how they turned the screw on Tyrone. They were defensively very solid and prevented Tyrone from working easy kicks, often winning the ball back and countering. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2460 - 24/07/2025 18:58:40 2627763 Link
Replying To Scenicparish: "Better players? How many All Irelands have those better players won?" Arrogance jack won many all irelands players won 1 and being finals stoll can win more how many outside kurohy and Paddy have donegal won Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 810 - 25/07/2025 00:07:00 2627812 Link
Either team better suited to a dry day? Forecast is for dry! Expertinall (UK) - Posts: 7 - 25/07/2025 01:19:29 2627815 Link
heart says Donegal, head says Kerry but not by much ModernMaharaja (Donegal) - Posts: 119 - 25/07/2025 08:49:23 2627832 Link
Replying To Expertinall: "Either team better suited to a dry day? Forecast is for dry!" It would suit Kerry's kicking game more you'd imagine. Kick passes are lot more high risk on wet days. Look to Kerrys two final losses in the last 10 years, both against Dublin and both on wet days. peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1289 - 25/07/2025 09:49:25 2627841 Link
Replying To peiledoir20: "It would suit Kerry's kicking game more you'd imagine. Kick passes are lot more high risk on wet days. Look to Kerrys two final losses in the last 10 years, both against Dublin and both on wet days." A wet day doesn't suit a fast moving possession game either, where handpasses have to be very precise at pace. It leads to a lot of handling errors. I think the dry day will suit both teams' preferred styles. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2460 - 25/07/2025 11:28:31 2627863 Link
Kerry by 5-6 but God I hope I am wrong. Brummiejoe (UK) - Posts: 10 - 25/07/2025 13:04:17 2627904 Link